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half previous to the ordinary meetings of the Society, when 
the Curator and Secretary will attend to render any assist- 
ance that may be required, and to circulate the books. In 
addition to the extensive and valuable collection of British 
plants, the council beg to announce the receipt of a large 
collection of French plants, supposed to be a portion of the 
Herbarium of Jean Jacques Rousseau, together with some 
plants from Mahon Minorca, presented by Mr. G. E. Dennes. 
Another collection of Foreign plants from America, collected 
by the Officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company, has been 
pi'esented by Joseph Freeman, Esq. Also specimens of Ly- 
copodium Circinnatum , from the President, sent by Dr. 
Forbes, F. R.S. of Chichester. Specimens of three new Bri- 
tish plants have been received, viz., Claytonia Alsinoides , 
from Mr. W. Baxter, of Oxford; also a moss new to Britain, 
Cinclidium Stygium, from Mr. Leyland, of Halifax; and spe- 
cimens, of which there are many duplicates, of Spartina Al- 
terni folia, from Itchin Ferry, Southampton, presented by 
Dr. Macreight, V. P. 
The Society have also received from Mr. R. H. Schom- 
burglc, now travelling in British Guiana, papers accompa- 
nied with drawings on the two following interesting plants, 
viz : Victoria Regina and Loranthus Smythii. Also dona- 
tions of seeds from the Cape of Good Hope, presented by 
M. Schmidt. 
The council have also great pleasure in announcing that 
the Society is much indebted to the following gentlemen for 
their communications, — Dr. Bossey, Dr. MacIntyre, Messrs. 
Schomburgk, G. E. Dennes, M. Hopkins, J. Reynolds, H. 
A. Meeson, A. Lewis, W. M. Chatterley, Joseph Freeman, 
D. Cooper, A. Irvine, A. Wallis, &c. 
The report was unanimously adopted. 
The chairman then announced the commencement of the 
ballot, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, when 
the following gentlemen were elected : — 
John Edward Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President. 
J. Reynolds, Esq., Treasurer. | Daniel Cooper, Esq., Curator. 
G. E. Dennes, Esq., Secretary. 
